Events

Events are a great place to meet colleagues from different Departments and learn about the Research environment. The PDS holds a scheduled Coffee Monday at Superfino cafe every month, as well as regular seminars and social events. See here for information on upcoming events:

Coffee Mornings

10.30-11.30 am, second week of every month, alternating between Monday and Wednesday*

Coffee got equal parts more complicated and more inclusive for 2019. We’re going to try alternating between Monday and Wednesday* because with a diverse membership group some people can never make it on Monday. We want to be their friends too!

Come down to Superfino for a yarn, coffee and biscuits on us! Take a break, meet other postdocs, network, and enjoy your break!

It’s that time of year again! The time of year when epic battles over obscure facts become more than lunchtime titillation, moving instead into the realm of serious competition. Will the Postdocs with their superior maturity (aka old-age) become champions or will the Postgrads use their youthfulness (aka knowledge-of-current-pop-culture) to take the prize? The great battle for superiority in the fields of miscellany, obscurity and general irrelevance will tell all!

Together with the Maurice Wilkins Centre, the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Postdoctoral Society will be holding an Academic Writing Workshop on the afternoon of Wednesday, 14 August 2019. Writing skills are key to academic progression. We have put together an hands-on workshop targeting early career researchers at our Faculty.

We will first hear from the seasoned academic writer, Dr. Veronika Sander from the Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, about her grant and publication writing journey, as well as a number of useful tips on crafting your narratives.

Then in an interactive workshop led by Professor Helen Sword, the director of the Centre for Learning and Research in Higher Education (CLeaR), we will explore the key elements that make for an engaging piece of academic writing, and you will develop strategies for becoming a more productive writer. Please bring along a few pages of your own writing – for example, work-in-progress from an academic article or chapter.

SUMMIT is one of our most exciting events of the year. In 2019 we are featuring two outstanding guests, Professor Juliet Gerrard, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor and Professor Cather Simpson, the Director of The Photon Factory.

Come and find out about a couple of other career paths that utilise your skills and qualifications, hear some stories from past colleagues about their journeys as well as getting some advice from an expert career consultant from OCG on finding your new job and how to get a successful application/resume together. Panel discussion with lots of opportunity to ask questions. You can also post a question on the RSVP form in advance of the event.Panel line up

At this event we gave you the low-down on all the things you should be doing to be a successful researcher in academia.

It covered what you need to be doing from the day you start your first postdoctoral position, tips for publishing, and some super useful info on putting grants together. We went right through to navigation of the university’s ADPR system and how to get that promotion. There was ample opportunity to get questions and comments through to the right people

Annual Quiz NightThe FMHS PGSA and PDS will battle it out once again to determine who will emerge as trivia champion in this Quiz night. In 2018 the PDS emerged in a hotly contested first (and second, and third!) place on Thursday 6 Sept, 6-8:30 pm.